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__________ female reproductive part of a flower.


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Carpel:

  1. Carpel, also known as pistil, is regarded as the female reproductive part of a flower.
  2. It is composed of three parts: Stigma, Style, and Ovary.
  3. Stigma is the upper most part of the carpel of the flower.
  4. It is responsible for receiving the pollen grains.
  5. Style forms the long neck of the carpel and is found attached to the stigma in a flower.
  6. The ovary is defined as the lower most swollen part of the carpel of a flower.
  7. It contains one or more ovules which contain the female gamete also known as the egg.

Final answer: Carpel is the female reproductive part of a flower.

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